What AyurVAID sees as the opportunities for Ayurveda through telemedicine, in an era when communication access is becoming ubiquitous across social strata and geographies. A talk delivered at "Impact & Trends in Telemedicine 2015" conclave organised by the Telemedicine Society of India-Karnataka

1. Telemedicine & e-Health- an
Ayurveda perspective
Telemedicine Society of India-Karnataka
12.9.2015

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Ayurveda & Telemedicine?
Ayurveda eminently suited for Telemedicine
Process Driven Ayurveda
Going beyond electronic data
Focus on Chronic, Systemic, Non-communicable
diseases- Acute and Sub-Acute
Building Evidence- an imperative

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Ayurveda specific factors
Whole person v/s Disease
Root cause v/s Symptom
Disease Palliation and Disease Cure
Functional health
Signs & Symptoms of health deviation (Vikrti Lakshanas)
Process of Diagnosis & Medical Management
Physician-Patient relationship
Chikitsa: Diet-Lifestyle-Medicines-Therapies
More detail
More data
Process Driven

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Stages of interaction
Preliminary qualification
Scope & expectations alignment
Pre-consultation
Screening- Standardised forms/instruments to record and screen Vital
Parameters and Risk factors
Consultation
Follow-on Consultations
Post Consultation
Compliance
Outcomes
Other
Jr. Dr. Support/Escalation/Education

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Examples of Scale
Jiva Ayurveda- telemedicine as business model
AyurVAID- telemedicine and eHealth as part of patient
lifecycle engagement and evidence building

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The Opportunity for Rigorous, Quality
Systems Driven Ayurveda to Leverage
Telemedicine
Scarcity of Drs.- the Ayurveda edge
From Disease Care to “Positive Health” Management
Chronic and NCD care
Complementary care
Home Care
Geriatric Care
Continuing Education
Need to make a
provision for
Ayurveda in
proposed
Telemedicine Act

7. NAMASTE
www.ayurvaid.com
rajiv_vasudevan@ayurvaid.com